The Role of Research in Technology Integration: EDT732 Week 6 Wiki
I understand many students struggle with chapter 2 of the proposal because dealing with library databases is daunting. There is also confusion on how to identify scholarly journals. The wiki this week will review what a scholarly, peer review journal is, and provide some simple steps to using the ProQuest database.
Peer reviewed articles are found in journals checked by an authority in the field before they are published. Articles in peer reviewed journals have been reviewed by scholars to guarantee the research is accurate, of high quality and contributes new information to the field (California Polytechnic State University, n.d.; McKenzie, 2015). Students, researchers and practitioners in a specific field write articles for peer reviewed journals. The articles are rich in references so researchers and students reading the articles can see the author’s research (American Psychological Association, 2010).
Publishers of peer reviewed journals are professional organizations, universities, and scholarly publishing organizations. Researchers are not paid for publishing in peer reviewed and scholarly journals. All of the Electronic Reserve Readings for this course are peer reviewed. Examples of peer reviewed journal titles in the field of educational technology include:
Educational Technology Research and Development
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
TechTrends
Academic, scholarly literature, which is peer reviewed, is writing that is not supporting a for-profit organization. For example, anything from a .com might be biased and might be written to support a product. Additionally, articles from newspapers and magazines are not considered peer reviewed (McKenzie, 2015). Remember, excellent examples of peer-reviewed articles can be found in the weekly Electronic Reserve Readings.
Follow these instructions to locate peer reviewed articles in the UOPX library:
from the classroom select the Library tab
select University Library
select Resources by Subject
select Education
under General Education start with ProQuest
select Advanced Search
At this point, stop, take time to review what is on the screen before going on to step 7.
search in AB (Abstract) “Educational Technology and Teaching”
check Full text and Peer review
click search
Note: The optional Participation Assignment for week 6 involves reviewing a game on library research. To earn credit for 2 participation posts for Week 6 review one of the games on this list. Include how it could be integrated into curriculum content, highlights of the game, and suggested grade level.
The Plagiarism Game Review by Darlene Vann The Plagiarism Game uses a game format to review plagiarism guidelines (Lycoming College, 2016). The game is easy to learn, and can be played on any Internet accessible device. While the game’s graphics seem a bit dated, the characters in the game are funny. Searching for the goblins engages players. The questions were simple. The sound effects were entertaining and let users know when their responses weren’t correct. Another positive attribute is that the questions were simple, but players could not guess because the game required users to answer all questions correctly to move from room to room. When players selected incorrect responses, an explanation was provided. One recommendation for revision would be to provide more visual cues when players answered incorrectly, to improve accessibility, particularly for users who might have poor hearing. Overall, the game had many more pros than cons, and in practice, it was an effective way to review information about plagiarism. I would recommend this game to language arts teachers in 8th grade and higher. In addition, teachers from other content areas in 8th grade and higher, who assign research might use this game in before beginning a unit that might require citations. Students will benefit from a refresher about plagiarism. The requirement for players to answer questions correctly might help students to understand their own familiarity with the rules of plagiarism and might serve as a teaching tool if students do not know answers.
I understand many students struggle with chapter 2 of the proposal because dealing with library databases is daunting. There is also confusion on how to identify scholarly journals. The wiki this week will review what a scholarly, peer review journal is, and provide some simple steps to using the ProQuest database.
Peer reviewed articles are found in journals checked by an authority in the field before they are published. Articles in peer reviewed journals have been reviewed by scholars to guarantee the research is accurate, of high quality and contributes new information to the field (California Polytechnic State University, n.d.; McKenzie, 2015). Students, researchers and practitioners in a specific field write articles for peer reviewed journals. The articles are rich in references so researchers and students reading the articles can see the author’s research (American Psychological Association, 2010).
Publishers of peer reviewed journals are professional organizations, universities, and scholarly publishing organizations. Researchers are not paid for publishing in peer reviewed and scholarly journals. All of the Electronic Reserve Readings for this course are peer reviewed. Examples of peer reviewed journal titles in the field of educational technology include:
Academic, scholarly literature, which is peer reviewed, is writing that is not supporting a for-profit organization. For example, anything from a .com might be biased and might be written to support a product. Additionally, articles from newspapers and magazines are not considered peer reviewed (McKenzie, 2015). Remember, excellent examples of peer-reviewed articles can be found in the weekly Electronic Reserve Readings.
Follow these instructions to locate peer reviewed articles in the UOPX library:
- from the classroom select the Library tab
- select University Library
- select Resources by Subject
- select Education
- under General Education start with ProQuest
- select Advanced Search
At this point, stop, take time to review what is on the screen before going on to step 7.Note: The optional Participation Assignment for week 6 involves reviewing a game on library research. To earn credit for 2 participation posts for Week 6 review one of the games on this list. Include how it could be integrated into curriculum content, highlights of the game, and suggested grade level.
Lycoming College- Plagiarism Game: Goblin Threat - http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismgame.aspx
The Plagiarism Game Review
by Darlene Vann
The Plagiarism Game uses a game format to review plagiarism guidelines (Lycoming College, 2016). The game is easy to learn, and can be played on any Internet accessible device. While the game’s graphics seem a bit dated, the characters in the game are funny. Searching for the goblins engages players. The questions were simple. The sound effects were entertaining and let users know when their responses weren’t correct. Another positive attribute is that the questions were simple, but players could not guess because the game required users to answer all questions correctly to move from room to room. When players selected incorrect responses, an explanation was provided. One recommendation for revision would be to provide more visual cues when players answered incorrectly, to improve accessibility, particularly for users who might have poor hearing. Overall, the game had many more pros than cons, and in practice, it was an effective way to review information about plagiarism. I would recommend this game to language arts teachers in 8th grade and higher. In addition, teachers from other content areas in 8th grade and higher, who assign research might use this game in before beginning a unit that might require citations. Students will benefit from a refresher about plagiarism. The requirement for players to answer questions correctly might help students to understand their own familiarity with the rules of plagiarism and might serve as a teaching tool if students do not know answers.
James Madison University- Citation Tic-Tac-Toe -
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/tictactoe/game_01_ghbo.aspx
Quia- Primary and Secondary Sources - https://www.quia.com/rr/107632.html
21st Century Information Fluency - Internet Search Challenge - http://21cif.com/tutorials/challenge/Q2Q/Earthquake.swf
References
American Psychological Association, (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) Washington, DC: Author.
California Polytechnic State University (n.d.). Finding peer-reviewed or refereed journals. Retrieved from http://lib.calpoly.edu/research/guides/peer.html
Lycoming College. (2016). Plagiarism game. Retrieved from http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismgame.aspx
McKenzie, J. (2015). What is a scholarly (or peer-reviewed) journal? Simon Fraser University Library. Retrieved from http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/scholarly-journals
How to cite this lecture:
Entrekin, F. (2017). The role of research in technology integration: EDT732 week 6 wiki. Retrieved from
https://edt732integratingtechnology.wikispaces.com/Week+6